Driving Test Pass Rates in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough has 1 DVSA driving test centre with a volume-weighted average car pass rate of 48.3% 0.4 pp below the UK national average of 48.7%. The full ranking, gender split, first-time pass rate and centre-by-centre data is below.
About Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is an English city served by a single of 1 DVSA practical driving test centre. Together, these centres have processed 162.3K tests on record, every result tracked here is sourced from the DVSA's quarterly statistical release and aggregated to give a like-for-like view of how each centre performs.
As a whole, Middlesbrough tracks the UK national average closely. With a city-wide car pass rate of 48.3%, within a percentage point of the 48.7% UK figure, candidates here can expect a typical level of difficulty.
Middlesbrough is the only centre in Middlesbrough, with a current pass rate of 48.3% (2024-25). Whether you're booking your first attempt or a retest, taking lessons on the actual Middlesbrough test routes, not just generic local roads, is the single biggest preparation lever available to candidates here.
Middlesbrough vs the UK average
Middlesbrough below the UK average pass rate by 0.4 percentage points. Pass rates in Middlesbrough sit close to the UK norm, expect a typical level of difficulty.
Easiest & hardest centres in Middlesbrough
Pass rate by gender across Middlesbrough
Across Middlesbrough's test centres, men pass at 52% and women at 46.7% a gender gap of 5.3 percentage points in favour of male candidates. Across the UK, the gap is around 5 percentage points on average.
All test centres in Middlesbrough
About these statistics
Pass rates shown above are aggregated across all available years of DVSA quarterly statistical data for each centre. Rates are volume-weighted across the city, larger centres carry proportionally more weight than smaller ones. Centres with fewer than 1,000 tests in the current period are flagged as low-sample to avoid statistically noisy comparisons. Always factor in your own preparation, instructor recommendations, and route familiarity, pass rates are a useful signal, not a guarantee.
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Data: DVSA quarterly statistical release, released under the Open Government License v3.0. 80.0K passes recorded across 1 Middlesbrough centre.